Scoring gauge for bullet holes



y 1953 c. H. DAUGHRATY SCORING GAUGE FOR BULLET HOLES Filed. Nov. 18, 1949 Inventor m R H m m H 5 u m M a Attorney Patented May 5, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SCORING GAUGE FOR BULLET-HOLES Charles H. Daughraty, East Chelmsford, Mass.

Application November 18, 1949, SerialNo. 128,137

Claims. (01. 273*102) The present invention relates toscoringgauges forbullet holes and it consistsin the combinations, constructions and arrangements of parts herein described and claimed.

Generally there is provided a scoring gauge for bullet holes which comprises a scoring plug which is adapted to be inserted into the hole made by the passage of a bullet through a target and which plug is interconnected with a handle by means of a flexible steel cable wire. The plug is diametrically divided into two portions of contrasting colors, preferably black and white. The use of the flexible connection between the handle and the scoring plug makes this practically impossible for the scorer to force the plug in one direc tion or another laterally with respect to the tar get, either consciously or unconsciously, to thereby indicate a score other than the true one and the use of contrasting colors in the manner above stated allows for a more accurate reading of the score after the plug has been placed in the bullet hole, it being understood that a target is practically always composed of a center darkened circle and a plurality of concentrically arranged rings therearound and that it is easier to read, for example, whether or not a bullet has penetrated within one of the concentric rings by placing the lighter side of the scoring plug adjacent such ring.

It is accordingly an object of the invention to provide a device of the character set forth which is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture and yet effective and efficient in use.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a scoring device in which the use of magnifying glasses becomes greatly lessened.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a device of the character set forth provided with an operating handle which is flexibly interconnected with a scoring plug, both forming a part of the invention.

A still further object of the invention is the provision, in a device of the character set forth, of means for accurately positioning a scoring plug within a bullet hole.

Other and further objects of the invention will become apparent from a reading of the following specification taken in conjunction with the drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of an embodiment of the invention,

Figure 2 is an end elevational view thereof,

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the device shown in Figures 1 and 2,

Figure l is a fragmentary perspective view showing the device in use in a target, and

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view of a target having a bullet hole therein and showing a scoring plug forming a part of the present'invention mounted in such bullet hole.

Referringmore particularly to the drawings, there is'shown therein a scoring gauge for bullet holes comprising a bullet hole gauge having a cylindrical body Ill which is pointed at its outer end, as indicated at H, and which is provided with an outwardly extending flange l2 at its inner end.

There is also provided a knob or handle l3 which is provided with an outwardly extending flange portion I4, if desired.

The scoring plug is diametrically divided into portions of contrasting color, for example a white portion l5 and a black portion It and that the handle it is likewise diametrically divided into portions of contrasting color as for example a White portion l l and a black portion I 8 and that the white portions I5 and ll of the plug and handle, respectively, are in axial alignment, the plug and handle being interconnected by means of a flexible steel cable I 9 whose ends are respectively embedded therein.

In use, it will be apparent that as bullets pass through a target 20 leaving bullet holes 2| therein, such holes are left with a peripheral fringe which tends to return toward the center of the hole thus making it rather difficult to properly score whether or not the bullet has passed, even partially, within one of the rings 22 customarily associated with such target. Accordingly, the scorer, in utilizing th present device, will grasp the handle I3 and guide the plug l0 into the hole to be measured, the flexibility of the cable l9 preventing the scorer from forcing the plug either toward or away from the adjacent ring 22. It will also be seen that the scorer may then place either the white side I 5 or the black side It upon any desired portion of the periphery of the hole 2| which he may be measuring by rotating the handle it, the alignment of the black and white portions of the plug and handle facilitating this procedure since the handle may act as a guide for the scorer.

It will be understood that while flexible steel cable is utilized in the present showing of the invention, that any flexible and sufiiciently strong substance may be so utilized to interconnect the handle and the plug and that also any contrasting colors may be utilized although black and white may be preferable in most instances.

While but one form of the invention has been shown and described herein, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that many minor modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

l. A device of the character described comprisin a scoring plug adapted to be fitted into a bullet hole in a target, a handle, and a flexible wire cable interconnecting the plug and the handle.

2. A device of the character described comprisinga scoring plug adapted to be fitted into a bullet hole in a target, a handle, and a flexible wire cable interconnecting the plug and the handle, said plug being diametrically divided into areas of contrasting colors.

3. A device of the character described comprising a scoring plug adapted to be fitted into a bullet hole in a target, a handle, and a flexible wire cable interconnecting the plug and the handle, said plug and said handle being diametrically divided into areas of contrastin colors and said respective areas in the plug and handle being in axial alignment.

4. A device of the character described comprising a cylindrical scoring plug having a pointed outer end and an outwardly extending flange adjacent its inner end, a handle of generally cylindrical shape, and a flexible wire cable interconnecting the central portions of the inner ends of the plug and the handle,

5. A device of the character described comprising a cylindrical scoring plug having a pointed outer end and an outwardly extendin flange adjacent its inner end, a handle of generally cylindrical shape, and a flexible wire cable interconnecting the central portions of the inner ends of the plug and the handle, said plug and said handle being diametrically divided into areas of contrasting colors and said respective areas in the plug and handle being in axial alignment.

CHARLES H. DAUGHRATY.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 849,125 Hollifield Apr. 2, 1907 992,716 Henry May 16, 1911 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 22,086 Great Britain 1911 

